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Indian Defence and Strategic Weapons
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Indian defence and strategic weapons questions encompass the nations military history, operations, and modern warfare capabilities. Key topics include indigenous nuclear submarines, historic military operations, and joint training exercises. This domain is highly relevant for general awareness sections in competitive exams.
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Indian Defence and Strategic Weapons Questions
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UK
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France
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Uzbekistan
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Israel
D
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The Barak anti-missile system was acquired by India from Israel. It's a joint Indo-Israeli missile defense system used by the Indian Navy. Israel is a major defense partner of India.
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Rangoon
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Bangkok
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Kuala Lumpur
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Tokyo
D
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The decision to form the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) was taken at the Tokyo Conference in 1942. This conference, held in Japan's capital, was crucial in mobilizing Indian nationalists in East Asia. Rash Behari Bose initially led the effort, later handing over to Subhas Chandra Bose in 1943.
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300 km
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295 km
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290 km
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285 km
C
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BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile developed jointly by India and Russia. The early variants had a range of approximately 290 km, which was later extended to 350 km and beyond in advanced versions. Option C represents the original range.
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INS Shahkul
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INS Savitri
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INS Vibhuti
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INS Shalki
D
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INS Shalki was India's first indigenous submarine, commissioned in 1992 and built at Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai. It was a Type 1500 submarine developed as part of India's efforts to achieve self-reliance in defense manufacturing. The other options (INS Shahkul, INS Savitri, INS Vibhuti) are fictional or incorrect names for submarines.
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250 to 300 km
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150 to 200 km
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200 to 250 km
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100 to 150 km
C
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Prithvi is a surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile developed by the DRDO. The Prithvi-II variant, which is the most commonly deployed version, has an operational range of approximately 250 to 350 km.
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I.N.S JUMBO
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I.N.S VIKRANT
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I.N.S CARRIER
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INDIAN CARRIER
B
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INS Vikrant (R11) was the first aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy, commissioned in 1961. It was originally a British Majestic-class carrier named HMS Hercules before being purchased by India.
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BARRET 250 CALIBER
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THE BLACK HAWK
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PREADATOR
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PRITHVI
D
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Prithvi was the first missile developed under India's Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). It is a surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile.
A
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It is a nuclear capable strategic Ballistic Missile having a range of 700 kms and was test fired on the 25 Nov 2010.
D
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The Tejas is a single-engine, multirole light fighter designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). It was officially named 'Tejas' by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2003.
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Nishant
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Lakshaya
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Both (a) and (b)
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Naag
C
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Both Nishant and Lakshya are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) developed by India's DRDO. Nishant is designed for intelligence and surveillance, while Lakshya is a pilotless target aircraft used for training and weapon testing.
B
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Agni is a family of medium to intercontinental range ballistic missiles developed by India under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme. Prithvi is a short-range surface-to-surface missile, and Nag is an anti-tank missile.
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Indonesia
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USA
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France
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Russia
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Isarael
D
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BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile developed as a joint venture between India's DRDO and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyeniya. Its name is derived from the Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers.
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a submarine -to-surface missile
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a surface -to-surface missile
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a surface -to-air-missile
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an air-to-surface missile
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none of these
A
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Sagarika (K-15) is a nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) developed by India. It is designed to be launched from submarines to hit targets on the surface (land).
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kargil attack.
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indian Parliament attack.
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2008 Mumbai terror attack.
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1971 India-Pakistan war.
C
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Pakistan handed over to India its 13th dossier on 2008 Mumbai attack.
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India and USA
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India and Japan
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India and UK
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India and China
D
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Hand-in-Hand is the code name for the joint military exercise conducted between the Indian Army and the People's Liberation Army of China.